The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

PART B EXPENSES OF RETURNING OFFICER FOR WHICH NO MAXIMUM RECOVERABLE AMOUNTS ARE SPECIFIED

1.  Travelling and overnight subsistence expenses of—

(a) the returning officer;

(b) any person to whom the Chief Electoral Officer has, under section 14A(2) of the Electoral Law (Northern Ireland) Act 1962(1), as applied by virtue of regulation 5(1) of and Schedule 1 to the 1986 Regulations, delegated any of his functions as returning officer;

(c) the verifying officer;

(d) any person appointed under section 14A(3) of the said Act of 1962 as so applied;

(e) any presiding officer or poll clerk;

(f) any clerical or other assistants employed by the returning officer.

2.  Expenses in printing or otherwise producing the ballot papers.

3.  Expenses in printing or otherwise producing the official poll cards and in delivering them to the voters, excluding the expenses referred to in paragraph 3(1) of Part A of this Schedule.

4.  Expenses in printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing notices and other documents required by law.

5.  Expenses in renting, heating, lighting and cleaning any building or room.

6.  Expenses in adapting any building or room and in restoring it to a fit condition for its normal use.

7.  Expenses in the provision of voting compartments and any other furniture necessary for polling stations.

8.  Expenses in the provision of ballot boxes and instruments to stamp on the ballot papers the official mark.

9.  Expenses in the conveyance to and from the polling stations of—

(a) the ballot boxes and ballot papers, and

(b) the voting compartments, any other furniture necessary for polling stations and the instruments to stamp the official mark on the ballot papers.

10.  Expenses in respect of the payment of persons employed in connection with the verification of ballot paper accounts and the count.

11.  Expenses in the provision of stationery and writing implements and in postage, telephone and bank charges and other miscellaneous items.

12.  Expenses in connection with the provision of security measures.

(1)

1962 c. 14 (N.I.): section 14A was inserted by article 6 of the Electoral Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1264 (N.I. 13)).